70bench4spd

I just bought this car and cant find much info on it specifically. has anyone seen a 1970 S hard top 350/4spd with a bbench seat? It was manufactured in lansing were all w31 cars came from, but i cant verify if it is a w31??? can anyone help me on some of this info? I purchased car really cheap from an idiot and the more I research the more I feall this thing is really rare, is it??

oldzzy

If it has PB, AC, it's not a W31. Does it have the OAI hood, rear sway bar, and boxed lower rear control arms?

Oldsmaniac

Many more non W cars came from Lansing than W cars. A 4spd bench in a Cutlass is sorta rare but they are out there. You need to see if it is original or converted over to manual trans. No it is not really rare and probably not a W31 but surely it should be checked into.

dnmfranco

if you post pics of motor compartment that will help far deciphering it is a legit w-31 or not.
Couldn't tell you if the car is rare assuming its just a 4 speed cutlass as best to my knowledge there is no break down of how many cutlasses came w auto's or stick's in 70.
However do know there were less made than automatics .

dnmfranco

Also Steve Minore is one the most knowledgeable re 70 w-31's and ect.
His user name here is "stickw31"
If you sent him pics and other info he would be able to help a lot.

Diego

A 4-speed 350 Cutlass S is a regular car that's quite rare but not valuable. It's like a Rallye 350 without the trim, assuming you have a 350-4. I'd be willing to bet you could get a 4-speed behind a 350-2 as well.

StickW31

Give me a pm , would love to help you research the car.

Steve

joe_padavano

I'll point out that if you have to ask if the car is a W-31, it most likely isn't. There are VERY few sellers out there who don't know what a real one is worth, and the price you paid would have reflected that.